#6877FF
Royal Blue · medium cool blue
About #6877FF
#6877FF is a medium, vivid blue colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 47% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 59% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Royal Blue (ΔE 11.6), with Azure the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FFF068 (lemon), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for buttons, links and attention-grabbing accents. Put black text on top of it — 5.67:1, a WCAG AA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #6877FF?
#6877FF is a medium, vivid blue colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 47% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 59% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #6877FF?
Use black text. Black on #6877FF has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #6877FF?
Its complementary colour is #FFF068, and analogous partners are #68C2FF and #A568FF.